The Cherry Orchard

Characters in the Play

• Madame Ranevsky (Lyubov Andreyevna) (the owner of the Cherry Orchard)

• Anya (her daughter, aged 17)

• Varya (her adopted daughter, aged 24)

• Gaev (Leonid Andreyevitch) (brother of Madame Ranevsky)

• Lopahin (Yermolay Alexeyevitch) (a Merchant)

• Trofimov (Pyotr Sergeyevitch) (a Student)

• Semyonov-Pishtchik (a Landowner)

• Charlotta Ivanovna (a Governess)

• Epihodov (Semyon Pantaleyevitch) (a Clerk)

• Dunyasha (a Maid)

• Firs (an old Valet, aged 87)

• Yasha (a young Valet)

• A Vagrant

• The Station Master

• A Post-Office Clerk

• Visitors, Servants

The action takes place on the estate of Madame Ranevsky.

Act I

A room, which has always been called the nursery. One of the doors leads into Anya’s room. Dawn, sun rises during the scene. May, the cherry trees in flower, but it is cold in the garden with the frost of early morning. Windows closed.